Relates to the alienation of parkland in the city of Yonkers

1 Co-sponsor

• George Latimer

BILL NUMBER:S5101C

Title of bill

An act authorizing the leasing of certain parkland for development of a parking facility with roof top park occupying the same parkland footprint such that there is no net parkland loss associated with this facility, and for the construction of associated roadways, a pedestrian foot bridge, a loading dock and other new park amenities, required to support new development of an exhibition hall, cultural space, a wellness center, hotel, restaurants, and a community programming not for profit uniquely located on the Hudson River in a historic former power plant, which site is currently an abandoned brownfield site known as the Glenwood Power Plant, uniquely located on the Hudson River adjacent to John F. Kennedy Marina and Trevor Park in the City of Yonkers, which site lacks any land for parking, and which project was contemplated in the approved May 2009 City of Yonkers Alexander Street Master Plan with a new road network connecting Alexander Street to the south past the Glenwood Power Plant through John F. Kennedy Marina and Trevor Park north to provide increased public access to the Hudson River and enhance said parks through the development of a new sustainable riverfront, transit-oriented project by enhancing the existing parks with new amenities

Purpose or general idea of bill

To authorize the leasing and conveyance of certain parkland for development of a parking facility with an equivalent size rooftop park, a pedestrian footbridge and roadways required to support a new development, which is currently and abandoned brownfield site uniquely located on the Hudson River to a historic former power plant and in the vicinity of Trevor Park and WK." Marina and Park in the City of Yonkers.

Summary of specific provisions

Section 1 authorizes the alienation of certain parkland.

Section 2 authorizes a lease of certain parkland.

Section 3 requires the dedication of replacement parkland.

Sections 4 and 5 contain the metes and bounds of the parkland being alienated and the replacement parkland

Section 6 contains a reverter clause.

Section 7 requires the compliance with the determination of the

Secretary of the Interior if the parkland being alienated received funding from Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund.

Section 8 contains the effective date.

Justification

This legislation will facilitate the redevelopment of a currently abandoned vacant power plant brownfield site on the Hudson River by allowing for construction of a new parking facility and associated roadways in the City of Yonkers, which will benefit the development of an exhibition hall, cultural space, a wellness center, hotel, restaurants and a community programming not for profit and shall provide capital improvements directly in the same parks of

greater value than the fair market value of the parkland being alienated causing said parks to be significantly improved by adding new and improved parkland amenities larger in size and seater in value than what is currently present and also dedicated parkland the equivalent size-of the parkland being alienated

Prior legislative history

New bill

Fiscal implications

None to the State, undermined to the City of Yonkers.

Effective date

Immediately